British company Xlinks launched a public tender on January 29 for an amount of $452,161 for studies of marine geophysical and geo-technical characteristics for the submarine cable expected to link Morocco and the UK.
The Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project will be an entirely solar and wind-powered facility with a battery storage facility.
The future electricity link is expected to cover 3,800 km undersea, to supply the UK with renewable energy from the Guelmim plant, south of the country.
Research for the project, carried by Xlinks, will last 12 months. It aims to provide detailed information on the geological characteristics of the seabed along the 3,800 km interconnection route between both Kingdoms.
The mission also includes the realization of a magnetometric study. The deadline for receipt of bids or requests to participate is February 22, 2022.
Xlinks is betting it will provide up to 8% of the UK’s power needs from the site in southern Morocco.
The Guelmim-Oued Noun plant covers an area of over 150.000 hectares and will be producing both solar and wind energies.
The power cable is to be installed off the coasts of Morocco, Portugal, Spain, and France, with the whole project estimated to cost approximately $22 billion.
Xlinks plans to connect the energy generated from solar and wind power with an underwater electric cable in the world, stretching 3,800 km between North Africa and Britain.
The company proposes to complete the GBP16 billion cable link between Morocco and the UK by the end of this decade, which will provide enough electricity to power more than 7 million UK homes
The emergence of the plan comes as the UK faces an energy crisis, with prices increasing, difficulties in fuel supply chains, and ongoing talks about approving the construction of new nuclear power plants to meet demand.
The deal also coincides with Morocco’s increasing clean and sustainable energy investments, and its ambitions to become an international leader in supplying clean energy.
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